Question

explain the term alternative to a democracy

Answer 1

 voting system is costly and inefficient. Once every five years we have a general election, which costs in excess of £120million. The first past the post system is archaic and only allows us to put a cross on a piece of paper and select candidates that adhere to Party policies. The nation is disillusioned with our outmoded political machine, Governed by Party dogma, vested interests and career politicians who fail to act decisively. Our current consumption is unsustainable. The world’s resources are declining and the population is predicted to increase by 50%. Now more than ever, the population needs to be an integral part of the political decision making process.

Parliament, initiated in the 13th Century when the population was ill-educated, is now a self-perpetuating anachronism. MP Zac Goldsmith has said that it is dysfunctional with MPs little more than lobby fodder, voting for laws they do not understand. Will Hutton states, ‘politicians find it hard to think beyond the next election, they owe favours to close supporters that have to be settled; they overpromise; they are prone to vanity and hubris.’ Al Gore in his book ‘The Future’ says politicians are feeble, dysfunctional and servile to corporate interests.